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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1944

Page

1

Morse High Coyle drills Blue and White prospects at Kelley field

About 50 of over 60 Morse candidates report for nightly practice at Kelley field under Coach Daniel Coyle. Veterans mix with newcomers as Coyle focuses on fundamentals and a sturdy line to protect ball carriers, aiming for a competitive team this season.

Kelley Field Daniel Coyle New Morse High Mr. Coyle Duncan Farrell Henry D Smail Coyle Robert Tabor Jvs Donald Huff John Sonia Ray Bourget Bladen Smith Don King Walter Mazeiko Edward Small Paul Johnson Louis Ginsberg Donald Hogan Charles Burgess Raymond Bourget Edward Hackett Donald King Edwin

George Acheson Granted Another High Promotion

Lewiston native Col. George R. Acheson, long associated with the State Military and Naval Children’s Home, is nominated by President Roosevelt for promotion to brigadier general. His rapid rise from cadet to colonel spans Morse High School 1922, University of Maine, and a coast of aviation service from 1925 onward.

George R. Acheson Col Lewiston State Military and Naval Children’s Home Roosevelt Morse High School Ella Wood University of Maine United States Army Panama Texas England Eighth Airtr Force 15Th Aaf Mediterranean Stimson Arnold Fairchild USAAF Third Air Force Acheson Virginia Roberta Robert Tampa Fia

Knights Observe Columbus Day at St Mary’s Oct 8

Sagadahoc Council of Knights of Columbus plans Columbus Day events including a body reception of Holy Communion at the 9 am Mass at St Mary’s on Sunday Oct 8. Coffee and doughnuts will follow at the hall. An upcoming social may feature an evening of sports. Incomplete lawn party returns are noted.

Sagadahoc Council Knights of Columbus John Cummings St. Mary’s Church Arthur Boulay

Memorial Hospital Observation After Entrance by William Badore

William Badore of 15 Crescent Street entered Memorial Hospital on Sunday for observation and X ray examinations. He resides with Mrs William Perry.

William Badore Crescent Street Memorial Hospital Badore William Perry

Launching of USS Frank Knox at Bath Iron Works honors Navy figure

The USS Frank Knox, first of a new destroyer class, launched at Bath Iron Works Maine with a large ceremony honoring the late Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. Gov Sumner Sewell Admiral Ernest J. King Under Secretary Ralph Bard and Mrs Annie Reid Knox attended as dignitaries and speakers praised Knox and the ship. The ceremony drew a large crowd along the Kennebec river and at the yard as the vessel slid into the water at 2 25 PM amid military bands and remarks from officials and press representatives.

Frank Knox Bath Iron Works Corp Knox Annie Reid Knox Navy Bath Iron Works Kennebec Brunswick Naval Air Station Andrew C Long Chaplain Corps USNR William S. Newell Raleigh Warner Chicago Ill Pure Oil Co Secretary of the Navy Joseph A. Bors Washington International News Service Ernest J. King USN United States Fleet Naval Operations Ralph A. Bard Sumner Sewall Maine Mr. Sewell Sewell Bath Mr. Warner Rough Riders France Navy Department Admiral King United States Franklin D. Roosevelt Quebec Mr. Bard the Navy James Forrestal Bard Mrs. Knox Carleton Bridge Roosevelt Winston Churchill New Hampshire U. S John L. Sullivan Secretary of the Treasury William Brent Young Supply Corps U.S.N Earl W. Mills Us.n Bureau of Ships Lewis B. Combs Civil Engineer Corps Bureau of Yards and Docks Charles L. Brand Ernest M. Pace, Jr Bureau of Aeronautics Morton L. Deyo Kittery Normandy Arthur B. Cook Bureau of Naval Operations W. J. Carter Bureau of Supply and Accounts J. Carey Jones Destroyers Atlantic Fleet Robert A. Theobald First Naval District R. H. Laning Naval District Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Evacuation At Lambert Park As Storm Hits Bath

Many families at Lambert Park evacuated to the State armory and USO hall as a tropical storm lashed Bath with 45 mph winds and heavy rains. Trees fell, power lines were down, cells flooded, and a taxi plunged into a culvert. 70 families moved in about 30 minutes with Red Cross and police on alert and local shelters prepared.

Bath Caribbean Atlantic Seaboard New England South End Jesse D Crabtree Elm Street Lambert Park State Armory Lincoln Street USO Hall Office Drive Red Cross Custom House Maine Central Bath Iron Works Livermore Falls Frank L. Moriarty Bath Local Housing Authority Armory USO Bath Memorial Hospital City Hall Navy Moriarty B. I W Bath Memorial

Bathman Serves as Honor Guard in Base Section

2nd Lt. William J. Kerwin of Bath Maine served in a special Honor Guard at the Peninsular Base Section in Italy. The unit includes combat veterans from many branches excluding the Air Corps and features decorated troops with Combat Infantry Badge Purple Heart Silver Star and unit citations. Kerwin earned the Combat Infantry Badge and has six years service with 36 months overseas in Panama North Africa and Italy.

Peninsular Base Italy William J. Kerwin Shaw Street Bath Maine U.S U. S Air Corps Union Hawai Kerwin

Morins Take Westbound Train for Short Vacation

Dr and Mrs Harry F Morin were aboard a westbound train Tuesday morning and will visit their daughter in Mamaroneck Long Island N Y for a brief vacation.

Harry F. Morin Mamaroneck Long Island N. Y

Wallace Boys of Small Point Meet in France

Two brothers from Small Point Beach Maine met in France during World War II on a battle scarred coast near Normandy. Private Philip M Wallace of Small Point and Private Donald I Wallace, both in the 83rd division, reunited after years apart in service. They had worked together previously at Bath Iron Works, with Donald in pipefitting.

Wallace Boys Small Point France Small Point Beach Maine Phippsburg Normandy Philip M. Wallace Irving Wallace 83Rd St. Malo War Department Philip Donald I. Wallace Donald Leavng England Bath Iron Works

94 year old Mrs Brawn celebrated in Bath birthday

Mrs Marilla Brawn aged 94 of Bath quietly marked her birthday with cards gifts and a family dinner. Daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Arthur Brawn hosted with two daughters and their husbands from Exeter New Hampshire and Woburn Massachusetts joining. Born Sept 16 1850 she witnessed four wars and stays sharp aided by radio and memories of Civil War era father Capt James Hunt U S A.

Marilla Brawn Sumner Brawn Bath Arthur Brawn Sagadahoc Ferry Royal O. Clapp Margaret Bruce Exeter N. H James Nickerson Ida Bruce Woburn Mass Brown Capt James Hunt U.S. A Winifred (Hunt) Hunt Fred Bruce Reading Bruce Sumner Brown

Bath to seek bids for incinerator with outside labor clause

Bath city officials approved bidding with a labor clause requiring outside workers from non war industrial areas. The move aims to satisfy War Production Board and War Manpower Commission objections to local labor shortages, after attorney Carey amended the application and Mayor Rogers outlined plans to proceed.

Bath City Committee On Sanitation City Hall War Production Board War Manpower Commission Production Urgency Committee City of Edwin C. Hyde, Jr Portland John P. Carey Walter C Rogers Carey Ward E. Flynn Chester M. McCabe Phillip Eaton Edmund A. Rothwell Roger Luke Stanley Hunter Harold J. Carter Howard E. Blake Carl W. French Henry O. Trowbridge Flynn

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Russell Bradford John Squires George Emery Raymond Rines Blaine Trafton Roland Pouliot Robert Huse George Acheson Knights Tokyo Ture America United Land of Nod Olympia Bakery Bathman William Kerwin Italy Peninsula Son’s Woolwich
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